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Plerandra

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Plerandra
Plerandra elegantissima
is commonly grown as an ornamental plant for its juvenile leaf form
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Subfamily: Aralioideae
Genus: Plerandra
A.Gray
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Bakeria Seem.
  • Dizygotheca N.E. Br.
  • Octotheca R. Vig.

Plerandra is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae that has long been considered a synonym of Schefflera, which has been a polyphyletic group.[2]

Species

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Species include:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Plerandra". Tropicos. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
  2. ^ Lowry, P.P., II; Plunkett, G.M.; Frodin, D.G. (2013). "Revision of Plerandra (Araliaceae). I. A synopsis of the genus with an expanded circumscription and a new infrageneric classification". Brittonia. 65 (1): 42–61. Bibcode:2013Britt..65...42L. doi:10.1007/s12228-012-9260-2. S2CID 255561460.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ IUCN Red List Plerandra sp. nov. "calcicola"
  4. ^ IUCN Red List Plerandra sp. nov. "letocartiorum"
  5. ^ IUCN Red List Plerandra sp. nov. "tronchetii"